The Sr. Manager for Global Brand, Global Marketing Services and B2B Marketing Sourcing leads by example, and through partnership to drive competitive advantage and value for Visa Inc. The Sr. Manager will manage various Creative and Production subcategories where you will need to identify new opportunities for value, process improvements, and have accountability to deliver against department and functional goals. You will need a strong sense of urgency and the ability to succinctly frame issues and alternatives to drive decisions forward. This role will report into the Sr. Director – Strategic Sourcing Marketing and be a part of the broader Global Strategic Sourcing Organization.
Responsibilities:
- Engage and establish business partnerships with cross functional leadership across Visa to collaborate, influence, and drive sourcing strategies
- Translate business goals and proposals into functional initiatives, established project plans and supplier negotiation strategies
- Bring business and functional perspectives together, helping the business to see the potential and impact of functional recommendations
- Partner very closely with Visa’s Agency Management COE to measure and assess agency performance for Global Brand, Global Marketing Services and B2B Marketing
- Develop and negotiate statements of work (SOWs) with detailed scope requirements, program deliverables accountability, and negotiated KPIs / SLAs in contract
- Provide high level guidance on the overall continuous strategic sourcing process from needs identification, through supplier contractual adherence across multiple Creative and Production agencies
- Support rapid upcoming growth in B2B Marketing, in housing, and marketing efforts provided on behalf of key Visa clients (e.g., Partner Marketing, or Client Driven Marketing)
- Maintain strong external focus by leveraging industry peers, organizations, associations and by continuing to build strong relationships outside of Visa
- Serve as a champion for change that can act decisively to drive decisions, while demonstrating agility to support the evolution of business needs
- Communicate effectively and frequently, listen carefully, and actively seek and value the perspectives of others
- Build effective strategic relationships with external suppliers to drive process improvements, enable rigorous planning, and execute business strategies
- Support the implementation of Global Sourcing policies and procedures.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.